Over the last few years there has been increasing interest in the concepts of a living wage and a living income in coffee. The SCA’s Barista Guild wanted to further the conversation by exploring the perspective of the hourly coffee worker. Explore the results of the exploratory survey and stay tuned for more on the Livelihoods in Coffee series.
Read MoreRegistration is now open for the 2021 Specialty Coffee Expo taking place September 30 - October 3, 2021 at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Read MoreThe Specialty Coffee Association has announced a secondCoffee Retail Summit, a free-to-attend virtual event for coffee retail businesses.
Read MoreIn April we announced our exciting collaboration with the National Coffee Association (NCA) to support the NCA’s biannual National Coffee Data Trends (NCDT) report and publish a special report on data relating to specialty coffee. We’re pleased to announce that the report, Specialty Coffee Consumers & Trends, is now available for coffee professionals and businesses to read at no cost.
Read MoreUpdated Rules & Regulations have been announced for the 2021 World Latte Art, World Coffee in Good Spirits, and World Coffee Roasting Championships, scheduled to take place at the Taipei International Coffee Show in November. You can find the rules and scoresheets for each of the competitions linked below, with changes broadly focused on COVID-19 related precautions and updates that were introduced for the other 2021 World Coffee Championships.
Read MoreThe USA Chapter of the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA USA Chapter) completed its inaugural lottery election process to elect incoming members of the Chapter Committee.
Read MoreWatch Yannis Apostolopoulos, CEO of the Specialty Coffee Association, welcome Coffee Retail Summit’s attendees to a program focused on three main topics: Navigating COVID-19, Business of Coffee, and Building Your Brand.
Read MorePlanning helps entrepreneurs avoid the trap of running businesses that neither make enough money nor let them do what they love.
Read MoreWhen your staff feel valued, your customers feel valued. This session focuses on the importance of your internal structure, systems, and culture.
Read MoreStephen Morrissey speaks to Lara Marrero about the future of retail design and what it might mean for the coffee retail marketplace.
Read MoreWe’re joined by analysts from Rabobank who will cover trends in non-alcoholic beverages and how they might apply to coffee retail, alcohol and wine market innovation and adaptation during the global pandemic, as well as the overall beverage shift to e-commerce and different models in the direct-to-consumer space.
Read MoreWhat are the fundamentals and economics of a coffee retail business from an investor's perspective?
Read MoreWe'll overview concepts such as the value of setting strategic marketing objectives, target marketing and brand positioning, and the marketing mix—all through the lens of environmental, social, and financial sustainability.
Read MoreIn this presentation you will learn to position your brand through word of mouth, brand affiliation and unique proposition creating your brand identity that customers will love. Plus, special guest Chérmelle Edwards will share key trends in the specialty coffee space.
Read MoreLuisa Castellanos is the Co-Founder of Science on Call, an IT help desk for restaurants and retailers.
Read MoreIn this talk, Peter Giuliano and Katie von der Lieth discuss results from the SCA’s third and most recent Community Impact of COVID-19 survey.
Read MoreAriel Schuster discussed current trends in the market, the impact of the pandemic in commercial real estate, and new opportunities for retail tenants.
National Coffee Association President & CEO William "Bill" Murray explores how COVID-19 has impacted coffee consumption and consumer purchasing habits, which changes may be temporary and which are here to stay, and opportunities for retail coffee to thrive in this new landscape.
Coffee Retail Businesses have always been central to community activities, whether its the meeting place for community organizers to kick off their projects and activities or the place to celebrate group accomplishments.
Read MoreThis week, KALEENA TEOH and CHI SUM NGAI, co-founders of Coffee Project NY, told us about the company’s Premier Training Campus located in Long Island City, NY, USA.
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